Brendle Group hosts The Net Zero Water Initiative:New Tools and Guidance for Building Developers, Owners, and Managers. Panel discussion with Brendle Group, the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and Western Resource Advocates, September 2015.

Becky Fedak presents The Making of a Net Zero Water Beer at the Great American Beer Festival, September 2015.

Brendle Group in the News

General Aviation Airport Sustainability Program

For GA airports in Colorado, sustainability is about their ability to remain viable and valuable assets to their customers and communities, and to adapt and improve in a changing market. Sustainability also helps balance economic, social, and environmental pressures while still meeting the operational needs of an airport.

From Net Zero Energy to Net Zero Water: A New Frontier in Sustainability

With drought intensifying across much of the country and a changing climate that means less water for growing populations, the water resource risks and uncertainties faced by companies, organizations, and communities are increasing. Yet the tools to comprehensively assess current water use and quality impacts, examine water and cost reduction scenarios, and take action have been lacking. The Net Zero Water Initiative fills this gap and is now available for free download. Read more here.

Brendle Group client the City of Hermosa Beach, California sets an ambitious goal to achieve municipal carbon neutrality by 2020

In February 2015, Hermosa Beach became the fourth city in America to choose to codify their carbon neutral plans, setting a goal of municipal carbon neutrality by 2020. Hermosa joins the cities of Davis, Austin and South Miami as early adoptees of carbon neutrality. Read more here.

Led by Drive Electric Northern Colorado and its partners, CSU, the City of Fort Collins, Northern Colorado Clean Cities and the Colorado Clean Energy, Brendle Group is joining more than 15 employers representing more than 12,000 employees by installing and providing our employee's with access to EV charging stations at work. We also join more than 175 employers across the country that have taken this simple but important action. Click here to read more about this movement and here to view photos from the Feb. 17th event.

With the foundation laid by the winnings from Judy Dorsey’s 2012 Women in Clean Energy award, the Colorado Clean Energy, Education and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative has grown from an entrepreneurial concept to a mobilized initiative with a mission, a vision and clear goals . Judy Dorsey, founder of Colorado C3E, shared her story and vision of revolutionary growth and opportunity for girls and women in the Colorado cleantech sector with the MIT Energy Initiative during a recent interview. Read the full story here. Learn more about the progress of the Colorado C3E Initiative here.

Becky Fedak Talks Water on FacilitiesNet.com

FacilitiesNet recently reached out to Becky Fedak for her expert advice on managing water use in facilities. Becky covers water use and water waste, the plausibility of net zero water, barriers to water efficiency and more. Read Becky's advice in FacilitiesNet's "Ask Our Expert" segment here.

Toledo-Lucas County, Ohio: Quantifying Quality of Life

Brendle Group recently worked with the Toledo-Lucas County Sustainability Commission to develop a regional sustainability plan – Greater Toledo Going Beyond Green – to guide the region’s next steps toward sustainability. Going Beyond Green strives to create a region with vibrant, sustainable communities addressing topics that go 'beyond green' to tackle issues such as equity, safety, and economic development. As part of this work, Brendle Group worked with the Commission to develop a measurable index of the overall sustainability and quality of life of the Toledo-Lucas County region. Read more about the project and the Index.